tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post2703206630760035102..comments2019-06-22T05:27:15.128-04:00Comments on J.W. Alden: Speculative Fiction Tropes: OrcsAuthorAldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905712756325750291noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-43379267318735657282012-04-18T02:54:40.476-04:002012-04-18T02:54:40.476-04:00Absolutely! It&#39;s one of the reasons robots or ...Absolutely! It&#39;s one of the reasons robots or orc-like aliens are the antagonists in science fiction settings, as well. <br /><br />Thanks for reading, Lauren!J.W. Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905712756325750291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-68714652161682098532012-04-18T02:53:14.878-04:002012-04-18T02:53:14.878-04:00Thanks, Vero! That&#39;s definitely the charm of f...Thanks, Vero! That&#39;s definitely the charm of fantasy. I love alternating between science fiction and fantasy, both as a reader and writer. They both tap into that inner escapist, sometimes for the same reason and sometimes for very different ones. <br /><br />Hopefully, you won&#39;t have to do any hacking for much longer to read at least some of the goods! For all the rest, my orcish horde is standing guard. Steal at your own risk!J.W. Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905712756325750291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-1916757572316050102012-04-18T02:47:07.226-04:002012-04-18T02:47:07.226-04:00Let your inner nerd free, Randicop. Let it shine b...Let your inner nerd free, Randicop. Let it shine bright! <br /><br />You know, as much as work as it&#39;s been, I&#39;m going to miss the challenge. It&#39;s been a lot of fun. It&#39;s going to feel weird going back to normal operations when it&#39;s over. But I&#39;ll get more work done, that&#39;s for sure!J.W. Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905712756325750291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-79319065763367829172012-04-18T02:42:47.527-04:002012-04-18T02:42:47.527-04:00Me, too! Thanks, Tonja.Me, too! Thanks, Tonja.J.W. Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905712756325750291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-7414541472511174242012-04-17T12:47:24.879-04:002012-04-17T12:47:24.879-04:00In Eragon there were similar Orc-like creatures ca...In <i>Eragon</i> there were similar Orc-like creatures called Urgals.<br /><br />I think one of the reasons orcs are so popular is that they&#39;re easy antagonists. The heroes don&#39;t have to feel any remorse for killing them because they&#39;re just mindless brutes.Lauren S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15292139796803739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-22715252029181304192012-04-17T12:26:19.076-04:002012-04-17T12:26:19.076-04:00&quot;It&#39;s not pointy ears or green skin that ...<i>&quot;It&#39;s not pointy ears or green skin that make fantasy stories what they are; it&#39;s the compelling spirit of a story too enchanting to take place in the real world.&quot;</i><br /><br />That&#39;s a great definition of fantasy, if I ever read one! <br />Fantasy enthralls because it takes the imagination to the limits of possible reality and pushes it a step further. Its fascination comes from the untouchable, the undefinable and the wonderfully magical. It&#39;s what sets it apart from science-fiction too, though both deal with worlds that aren&#39;t <i>this</i> one. <br /><br />Attempt to stray from the typical mold? Go ahead J.W., taunt me, then I can blame <i>you</i> for my hacking into your computer to steal the goods and read them.Verohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741318844378921184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-37513880106408778792012-04-17T10:53:00.494-04:002012-04-17T10:53:00.494-04:00This reminds me of how many times my bard got wipe...This reminds me of how many times my bard got wiped out by orcs in FFXI online... woops, betraying my inner nerd ;-)<br /><br />Nice post, as usual. I tell you, JW, I am going to be exceedingly bored once your A-Z ends!!randi leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207001299508931034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431086313016368386.post-68399840427025257832012-04-17T09:51:53.319-04:002012-04-17T09:51:53.319-04:00I love Tolkien. Great post.I love Tolkien. Great post.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.com